Deer. I know there are many people out there who have come to think of deer as a nuisance. They complain that there are too many of them. They complain that they eat their gardens, their flowers, their trees. I […]

This morning I woke up feeling grateful. I had slept well on a good bed. This is a great blessing. I looked out the windows and saw trees and sky. These, too, are great blessings. My body felt well. I […]

This morning I was feeling a bit half-mast. I had had a crick in my neck for about 16 consecutive hours, and though it had improved from acute pain to a dull ache, I noticed it was still coloring my […]

Some of my friends have probably noticed that I’ve been grumpy lately. And overwhelmed. And irritable. And some things have been falling through the cracks. I’ve also been feeling guilty. And I’ve been trying to do too many things at […]

I have been away from my family for three months. I’ve only been back two days but already I notice a further decline in my father’s abilities. This is a man who used to swing a hammer and climb ladders […]

What Is Most Important?So, I have decided to take a break from writing this blog for a while. Although I have much to write about, sometimes the time, energy, and means to write it are not as available. And I’m in a place in my life right now where I don’t care to ...

Things Can Shift in an InstantTwo times in the last two weeks I was feeling incredibly depleted and fatigued. The first time it was after driving 2000 miles across the country in four days by myself - the third and longest day was through gale force Kansas winds that shook ...

What Do You Value?On a long 2,000 mile car trip across the country recently, I found myself with some time to think. Car trips can be good that way. Somewhere along the way I found myself thinking about money and how we have come to place such value on ...

A Time for Others and a Time for SelfWe're all familiar with that timeless piece of wisdom found in Ecclesiastes:
"There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to ...

Learning to TrustI finally figured out what I'm doing wrong. I figured out why I've been having so much trouble with Dad's move into the nursing home, with his recent decline, and with his current fevered state. It's not that I'm afraid of him dying, it's ...